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• ODD taps $27M for diamond chips to clear radioactive debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant [507d]
• Apple reportedly worked with a Chinese automaker to develop a battery for its now-canceled car [507d]
• The Analogue 3D drags the fondly remembered N64 into the 21st century [507d]
• OroraTech’s space-based wildfire detection brings in $25M to put more imaging satellites in orbit [507d]
• SpaceX sues California agency, alleging political bias against Musk and regulatory overreach [507d]
• Y Combinator-backed fintech CapWay has shut down [507d]
• After selling Drift, ex-HubSpot exec launches AI for customer success managers [507d]
• Apple debuts new business tools for managing presence across email, calls and Tap to Pay [507d]
• Fisker owners get help with recall repairs as court approves liquidation plan [507d]
• GM partners with startup Forge Nano to improve EV battery life, performance, and safety [507d]
• This Week in AI: AWS loses a top AI exec [507d]
• Are Cybertrucks too angular for Europe? [507d]
• African crypto startup Yellow Card raises $33M led by Blockchain Capital to scale its B2B pivot [507d]
• ​​Amazon jumps on nuclear power bandwagon by investing in X-Energy and promising small reactors [507d]
• The FTC makes it easier to cancel subscriptions like streaming services, memberships and Prime [507d]
• Glovo adds a side of social stickiness to its food delivery app [507d]
• Google will now help you find the cheapest flights available for your trip [507d]
• How Paladin’s drones helped Asheville during Hurricane Helene [507d]
• Boston Dynamics teams with TRI to bring AI smarts to Atlas humanoid robot [507d]
• Mistral releases new AI models optimized for edge devices [507d]
• Lightmatter’s $400M round has AI hyperscalers hyped for photonic datacenters [507d]
• Amazon Kindle finally gets color [507d]
• Amazon revamps Kindle line with faster page turns, AI, and a new green color [507d]
• Treehouse uses AI to help electricians install tech like EV chargers and heat pumps more cheaply [507d]
• Fable adds cognitive and hearing impairments to its accessibility tools with $25M round [507d]
• Elon Musk’s X dodges EU’s DMA as bloc decides platform isn’t important enough for fairness controls [507d]
• Airbnb launches a network that lets hosts hire other hosts [507d]
• LatticeFlow’s LLM framework takes a first stab at benchmarking Big AI’s compliance with EU AI Act [507d]
• Doctors complain of IT ‘in the stone age’ [507d]
• Kenya’s Octavia gets $3.9M seed to remove carbon from air [507d]
• Long careers in luxury fashion led to a $17M raise for this supply chain platform [507d]
• Support automation firm Capacity grows with new cash and acquisitions [508d]
• Nordic entrepreneur-led VC firm Node.vc closes €71 million first fund [508d]
• The woman who filmed Waymo’s honking robotaxis got an apology promo—then spent all day using it [508d]
• Storio is helping other businesses unlock more value from solar energy [508d]
• Former Palantir CISO Dane Stuckey joins OpenAI to lead security [508d]